LinQuest, recently acquired by KBR, is a company specializing in engineering, data analytics, and digital integration, providing advanced technology solutions for national security missions. As a space systems integrator, they develop, integrate, and operate mission-critical systems for defense and intelligence communities. LinQuest partners with the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, and other Department of Defense and intelligence agencies, offering services such as digital engineering, systems engineering, and mission planning.
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Space Systems Command in Los Angeles is the primary contracting activity for the LinQuest Corp. engineering and integration services.
Engineering and integration work under the LinQuest Corp. contract modification is expected to reach completion by February 26, 2026.
The Space Systems Command in Los Angeles is the primary contracting activity for the LinQuest high-priority space acquisition and integration services.
The LinQuest modification funding includes $3.3 million in fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds and $6.2 million in research, development, test, and evaluation funds.
The funding in the LinQuest Corp. modification is aimed at ensuring the technical baseline and operational readiness of critical U.S. Space Force assets.
The LinQuest contract modification provides additional systems engineering, integration, and test support for Space Systems Command.
Work under the LinQuest Corp. contract modification will be performed primarily in El Segundo, California, the headquarters of Space Systems Command.
The Department of Defense awarded LinQuest Corp. a $44,924,742 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to contract FA8808-19-C-0006 on February 26, 2026.
The LinQuest modification funding is aimed at ensuring the technical baseline and operational readiness of critical U.S. Space Force assets.
On February 26, 2026, the Department of Defense awarded LinQuest Corp. a $44,924,742 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to contract FA8808-19-C-0006.
The LinQuest Corp. modification includes $3.3 million in fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds and $6.2 million in research, development, test, and evaluation funds.
Engineering and integration work under the LinQuest modification is expected to reach completion by February 26, 2026 and transition into operational Space Force frameworks.
The LinQuest Corp. modification provides additional systems engineering, integration, and test support for Space Systems Command.
Work on the LinQuest contract modification will be performed primarily in El Segundo, California.
The completion of engineering and integration work under the LinQuest Corp. modification will transition the technical deliverables into operational Space Force frameworks.
The LinQuest Corp. award aligns with Space Systems Command efforts to modernize digital engineering and assured communications.
The LinQuest Corp. modification brings the total cumulative face value of contract FA8808-19-C-0006 to $810,726,980.
The LinQuest modification brings the total cumulative face value of the program to $810,726,980.
Baird acted as the exclusive financial advisor to LinQuest in connection with the transaction.
The purchase price for LinQuest is $737 million, representing a 2025 FY Adj. EBITDA multiple of just over 11x.